In January 2002 Janet became a program volunteer for an organization called Naperville CARES which provided homeless prevention services through their emergency assistance and car donation programs. After volunteering with all aspects of the organization and joining the Board of Directors, Janet was appointed the first Executive Director of Naperville CARES in January 2009. In July of 2016 Naperville CARES merged their operations with Loaves & Fishes Community Services which provided food and leadership in the community by uniting and mobilizing resources to empower people to be self-sufficient. These long-time community partners merged to provide more comprehensive services to the community. Janet became the Vice President of the newly named Loaves & Fishes CARES Programs.

Before her work with Naperville CARES, Janet was the Senior Vice President of Sales for News America Marketing in Chicago responsible for developing and managing a sales force of 30 with combined sales of $300 million. Janet started her 17 year career with News America Marketing in 1985 and was a sales assistant in their New York office, a salesperson and Group Sales Manager in both Albany, New York and Minneapolis, MN before moving to their Chicago office in 1998. During her sales career, Janet worked with packaged goods clients such as Gillette, Nestle, General Mills, Procter & Gamble and the J.M. Smucker Company.

Janet is also an active member of The Rotary Club of Naperville, 100+ Women Who Care/Naperville, a board member of the DuPage Federation and is a member of the DuPage Continuum of Care. A native of Long Island, New York, Janet has lived in Naperville with her husband Dick since 1998 and they have two sons, Christopher and Mark.